Mariano Chico

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Chico and the second or maternal family name is Navarro.

Mariano Chico
7th Governor of California[1]
In office April 1836 – July 1836
President	Antonio López de Santa Anna
Preceded by	Nicolás Gutiérrez
Succeeded by	Nicolás Gutiérrez
Personal details
Born	1796 (1796)
Died	1850 (aged 53–54)
Profession	Soldier

Colonel Mariano Chico Navarro (1796–1850) served one of the briefest terms as Alta California governor from April 1836 to July 1836. He was both preceded and succeeded by the equally unpopular Lieutenant Colonel Nicolás Gutiérrez, who joined him in exile in Mexico on November 5, 1836, by a northern revolt.

References

1. "Memoria Política de México".

Sources

• Pourade, Richard F. The History of San Diego. San Diego, California: The San Diego Union.
• Killea; Lucy Lytle (October 1966). "Journal of San Diego History". San Diego Historical Society. sandiegohistory.org. Retrieved 16 June 2010.